If Pat Fitzgerald has his way, this news will impact Michigan State football very soon. On Monday, it was reported by ESPN's Heather Dinich that the NCAA and ESPN have agreed on a deal to expand the College Football Playoff from 12 teams to 24
, starting with the 2027 season. The move will also eliminate the Conference Championships for the Power Four conferences, meaning we will no longer see a Big Ten Championship game played.It was reported that the deal between ESPN and the CFP is worth about $1.7 billion.
This is another seismic shift to the College Football landscape, which had already essentially eliminated the importance of Bowl Games, and now will do the same to Conference Championships. On the other hand, it gives a lot of hope to programs
around the country that if they can just sneak into the Top-24 teams in the country, they can play for a shot at a National Title in a playoff that could end up feeling more like March Madness than we've seen in the past.
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